Has anyone figured out the best way to ship 12-16 oz. of roasted coffee to a
friend or family? I have a few ziploc bags (valved) am looking for advice
on shipping weights, boxes, etc. I have done some research but am just
wondering if someone has already optimized all this information, etc.
Thanks. Greg (newbie, lurking now for a few months).
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I Was Just Looking into That Myself. It Appears With An Account With usps They Will send The Boxes And Can Print Labels From Their Site And Schedule A Pickup. sounded Nice To Me. Also They Had A Calculator That Helped Me Choose Which Option I Wanted.

Howdy all, its been quite a while since I've been on
the list. The good news, my alien abduction went
well....1
I've shipped coffee using USPS Media Mail. I seal up
my roasted beans in a food save vac bag that lays
pretty flat. So, it sort of looks like a book.
The nice part, its a flat rate of $2.23 (give or
take).
Downside is its a 5-9 day delivery.
While on the stage, I also triple seal each end of my
foodsaver bag. I found that a single seal had a habit
of bursting open during degassing.
Well, back to work!
FWIW, I'm a HG/DB roaster. I do about 2 pounds a week
for friends and family. Brew in press, moka, pour
over drip and a Bunn-o-matic. Grind with a Zass.
Dream of a lever machine...
Happy Weekend!
Jim
Home roasting coffee, one bean at a time.....
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10) From: Malcolm Staudinger

What part of "Media Mail" is unclear to you?http://pe.usps.gov/text/dmm300/173.htm#wp1079569if you want it spelled out
People that ship Media Mail for things that do not qualify are just
costing the rest of us rule-abiding mail users more. And then, when you
go to actually ship a book or CD or something, you are treated like a
criminal by USPS employees trying to ensure you're not gaming the
system, and asking 2 or 3 times if it's actually what you're claiming it is.
Even if you have no qualms about breaking the law, consider that when
(and it's just a matter of time) you get caught, one of the following
will happen:
1. Your recipient will receive the piece, postage due, eventually.
Depending on where it was caught during transit, you'll get somewhere
between worst-case media mail (which is indefinite), and approaching but
not reaching Priority, which is what they're going to be paying for. So
why not just pay for Priority in the first place? Or hell, if you want
to be cheap and slow, at least go for Parcel Post...
2. You'll get it returned to you, postage due, because media mail does
not include forwarding and return service in the cost. Thus, you'll be
back with your package, and you'll be out what you paid, out the
additional you paid to have it shipped back to you and released, and I
would assume you'd still want to ship the coffee, so there's more out of
your pocket. Once again, paying for the proper service in the first
place saves you time and hassle.
If you're caught more than once, expect communication from either your
local postmaster, or the distant one that catches you, explaining that
they do not take kindly to this sort of theft of service, and are
cracking down.
Besides, isn't this hobby all about fresh coffee? Even if you could send
coffee legally via Media Mail, it's the last thing that I would want to
put my recipients through.
So please, do us all a favor and stop ripping off the postal service.
/just a grumpy guy that mails things for a living.
Malcolm
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